SIMPLEX METHOD


Meaning of SIMPLEX METHOD in English

Standard technique in linear programming for solving an optimization problem, typically one involving a function and several constraints expressed as inequalities.

The inequalities define a polygonal region (see polygon ), and the solution is typically at one of the vertices. The simplex method is a systematic procedure for testing the vertices as possible solutions.

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